Report for Makapuu Point Light Station (Hawaii) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 19th |
| Inspector: | |
| Location: | On Makapuu Point, SE'ly point of Oahu Island, W'ly side Kaiwi Channel & about 12.5 miles E'ly of entrance to Honolulu harbor. |
| Date of Report: | 09/16/1910 |
| Latitude: | 21° 18' 09" |
| Longitude: | 157° 39' 08" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public land 9.82 acres; Purchase, 19.006 acres |
| Date of Reservation: | 01/14/1907 |
| Date of Deed: | 08/09/1907 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 28.826 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | Site not inclosed. Impracticable |
| Character of Soil: | Loose volcanic rock with loam interspersed. |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Approx. 400' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | A small paddock of about 3/4 acre inclosing barn is provided for station team. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Team only by road from Honolulu. Road is part public & part lighthouse. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Connected by road with Honolulu, 12 miles. |
| Distance to Post Office: | To Waimanalo, 5 miles |
| Distance to Village: | Waimanalo village, 5 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | No public conveyance other than hired team is available. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Hired team is available. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | October, 1909 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Excellent |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
| Form of Tower: | Conical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | Approx. 35' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 420' above mean high water. |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Dark broken volcanic rock. |
| Color of Tower: | Gray |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Natural cement |
| Tower Connection: | Detached. 3 stone dwellings to W'd of tower abt. 1200'. |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast, general navigation. |
| Building Materials: | Reinforced concrete |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 27" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 20" |
| Diameter at Base: | 14' 10.5" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 14' 10.5" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron, of segments; circular. |
| Number of Landings: | None. Direct from service to watchroom. |
| Size of Glass: | 12 1/16" x 20"; 1/4" plate glass |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 double sash windows. Sash 2' 4 3/4" x 23" & 24" respectfully |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Reinforced concrete block, 8' |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Loose, volcanic rock & shale with loam in crevices. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Yes, by clearing out loose surface rock. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Other deed Apr. 29, 1908 |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | Hyper-radiant |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 16' |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 15' 1" |
| Number of Sides: | 24 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 12' 1/2" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
| Size of Plates: | 4 bottom outer panes: 24 5/8" x 25 5/8"; 6 upper outside 24 9/16" x 58 7/8" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 6 lower, 23 1/4" x 25.5"; 11 upper, 23 1/4" x 58.5" |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | Glazed 360 degrees |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron sills & architrane, bronze sash bars & stops, zinc interior roof lining. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron, polygonal in plan, pyramidal in elev. composed of 24 segments, each 2 pieces, surmounted by cast iron moulded cap & ventilator ball supporting a platinum tipped brass pinnacle. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass, platinum tipped but not connected to any conductor. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | None provided. |
| Balustrade: | Single rail, circular in plan 1/2' x 2' in sections supported by 12 wrought iron standards inclosing parapet around lantern of checkered cast iron plate floor. |
| Lantern Doors: | Bronze frame glazed with 3/8" plate glass hinged to lantern to swing out with double bolt for fastening sheet end with rubber compression gaskets around solder. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Checkered cast iron plates with circular floor lights let into each section. |
| Watchroom Doors: | None. Watchroom & lantern are separated from service room by an air lock. |
| Parapet Diameter: | 22' 10" circular |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 8 ventilators under parapet of cast iron with circular brass registers operated from watchroom. 12 smaller ones in every other sill casting of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1 stringers of wrought iron 1/2" x 2" supporting rungs composed of 2 - 1/2" round iron rods riveted in place in stringers. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Controlled by spring rollers. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Contains spare clock weights & air pressure & oil tank of oil vapor lamp. Electric bell & 3 buttons are mounted on 1 of the pedestal columns for calling relief watches, etc. |
| How is Relief Called: | System of bells btwn tower & dwellings allows complete inter-communication |
| Where is Call System Led: | In covered conduit btwn tower & dwellings. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 3.5 hrs. Wound every 3 hrs in service. |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | F. Barbier & Co. |
| Year Made: | 1887 |
| Marks and Number: | BF / 85 |
| Order of Apparatus: | Hyper-radiant |
| Inside Diameter: | 8' 8 3/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white 7.5 sec, eclipse 1.5 sec. |
| Time of Revolution: | 27 sec. |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 36 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 19 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 26 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 12 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | Eclipses are formed by a revolving chariot carrying 3 copper screens btwn light & lens which revolves with vertical axis common with axis of light & lens |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | 6 ornamental cast iron columns supporting lamp floor & lens base ring. Circular iron stairway inside leading from watchroom to interior of lens. |
| Service Table: | Wood |
| Draft Tube Description: | Copper 1/16" thick, 5 7/8" dia. inside w/ small extension tube at lower end held in place by lugs inside of main tube. Latter only used when 1st order 5-wick stand-by lamp is in use & fits over chimney of wick lamp & causes a direct draught w/ main tube. |
| Revolving Machinery: | Tubes are stationary |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Screen chariot revolves on ball bearings. |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | No tibe provided. Drop way is in center of tower & approximately 18' clear. |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 3.5 hrs. Wound every 3 hrs in service. |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | By glass case |
| Regulated: | By 2-bladed fan or atmospheric governor revolving on vertical axis regulated by altering pitch or angle of blades which are held in position by small thumb set screws. |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 5-wick 1st order lamp & fittings. |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Galvanized flexible wire |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 7/32" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Horizontally from clock drum to & over sliding pulley on horiz. axis, down & thru loose single pulley carrying weights then up & fastened to stationary hook. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Ball raceways are V grooves |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 6 riding balls |
| Diameter of Balls: | 1" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 3 mantels |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 55 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: | 6" |
| Gas Light |
| Gas Light Kind: | |
| Gas Light Number of Burners: | |
| Kind of Burner: | |
| Candlepower Per Burner: | 1300 |
| Total Candlepower: | 4000 |
| Consumption Gas Burner Per Hour: | |
| Total Consumption Per Hour: | |
| How Gas Obtained: |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | Fixed white 7.5 sec, eclipse 1.5 sec. |
| Time Limit: | Screen chariot can be run from approx. 10 to 60 sec per revolution. |
| Eclipse Type: | Revolving screen |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | Vertical |
| Axis Relation: | Same |
| Screen Revolution: | Independently |
| Screen Number: | |
| Screen Time: | 27 sec |
| Screen Form: | Sherical |
| Screen Mounting: | On ball bearing chariot |
| Screen Order: | 4th |
| Screen Date: | 1909 |
| Valve Maker: | |
| Valve Pattern: | |
| Reliability: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | 900' from tower. Plain interior, door with lock & ventilators |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 9' x 9' x 7' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Reinforced concrete |
| Oil House Capacity: | 360 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | 900' from tower, combination shop & storeroom. Shelves in storeroom & bench & shelves in shop. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable for purpose. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | N'ly & above tower about 1200' from it. |
| Coloring: | Lead blue volcanic rock with red shingle roofs & white trimmings. |
| Construction Materials: | Volcanic rock in rough, ashler with shingle roofs. |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 rooms, pantry, 2 clothes closets, combo bath & toilet (patent) & porch |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 & family |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Barn, shop & oil house. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Painted lead grey with red roofs except oil house which is all lead grey natural cement. |
| Paths and Walks: | Roadway from public road leading past barn, shop & oil house to tower with branch to dwellings. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | None |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Loose volcanic rock with small patches of soil. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Pumped 4 miles into a 10,000 gal tank 100' above dwellings & supplies them, barn & tower by gravity. |
| Quality: | Very good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | 10,000 gal; 100' above & 500' back of dwellings |
| Tank Material: | Redwood with iron hoops |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthy |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | No landing or wharf. Public & Lighthouse road from Honolulu as previously described. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Spare windows - 1 door, lower 21" x 40 3/8"; 1 door, upper 21" x 40". Light is not visible to W'd of 11 degrees 15' (to S'd of Oahu Island) & may be obscured btwn 161 degrees and 171 degrees by Manana Island from point to N'd of that island. |